"I believe that Chen Qianfu has already proposed to promote the integration of gentry and gentry in Henan to facilitate the maintenance of the Yellow River embankment. This matter is not a secret. There are many people in the court who know about it, and there are also many people who oppose it. Now I am taking advantage of this to examine the case, and I am obviously a little drunk. Weng’s intention is not about wine.”
Zhu Hongjia directly told Shen Wenzhong, "I have reported to the saint several times, hoping that His Majesty will give instructions on this matter, but Your Majesty has not replied, leaving me to deal with it myself."
"This is your Majesty's trust in His Highness."
"This is a big deal, I'm a little unsure."
"Your Highness, all you have to do is do the right thing."
"What is the right thing to do?"
"A sage makes a decision and will never go wrong."
The words were somewhat absolute, but they seemed to suit the prince's wishes, and he finally made up his mind.
"Shen Qing, if I want to kill a few people, do you think it's feasible?"
"If you deserve it, you should be killed."
"Then what if the person you want to kill is a cabinet scholar from the previous dynasty, a governor, a minister, or even a big boss from Donglin or a young master from Fushe?"
Shen Wenzhong was secretly surprised, "As long as the evidence of the crime is conclusive, you can kill one person to scare others. I suggest you kill the Ding family. This family is unfaithful, unfilial and unjust. Ding Kuichu is greedy, Ding Qirui is unfaithful, Ding Qiguang is unjust, and Ding Qixiang is lawless. You can kill chickens to scare monkeys. As for Hou Xun Hou Fangyu, Zheng Sanjun and others can be investigated by Yousi."
Zhu Hongjia admired Shen Wenzhong for fully understanding his intentions. "First, the leaders of dismissal from office, Fan Xun and Ding Qixiang, will be executed. The remaining troublemakers will be imprisoned, and investigations will be launched on Ding Kui, Chu, Ding Qirui, Ding Qiguang, Zheng Sanjun, Hou Xun, Hou Fangyu and others."
"I suggest that Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, Qian Qianyi, the censor of the capital on the right, Wang Yongzuo, the admonishing doctor on the left, and the factory guards jointly investigate and try."
"Don't we need to let Bachelor Du and the others take the lead?"
"Just let Qian Qianyi, Liu Zongzhou and others take charge."
"But what if they are partial and selfish?"
"Then let Bachelor Du and the others take action then."
Zhu Hongjia nodded, "What do you think about Governor Chen's suggestion that the government and the gentry work together to repair the river?"
"I feel that Governor Chen is a practical person. If there are difficulties, he will find a way. Although there are some flaws, it is better than doing nothing. Moreover, building rivers per acre is also a major and good thing related to the people's own interests. As long as it is not repeated Extra money was collected to build the river, and there was no corruption inside. So even if the people have to bear some labor or suffer some losses in wages, it is still for their own sake. This should be done together, rather than just waiting. Waiting for the imperial court to allocate funds and wait for the imperial court to help them repair the river is not enough to wait and hope."
"The imperial court should support Governor Chen, and even other provinces can follow this example. In the future, such major projects that are related to people's livelihood and benefit the people cannot just wait and see. Henan's approach is worth learning from."
Zhu Hongjia made up his mind and felt much more relaxed. He had been thinking and struggling these days, with mixed opinions from all sides, but could not wait for the emperor's decision.
Just let him handle it.
In his heart, he was more inclined to block Yinxi and the others, but he couldn't help but feel hesitant in his heart.
Now I finally made up my mind, as Shen Wenzhong said, just stick to the policies formulated by the emperor.
Whoever blocks the way will be destroyed.
He poured a cup of Ningbo Pingshui Pearl Tea for Shen Wenzhong, and the tea leaves bloomed and stretched in the glass.
"The fleet led by Duke Yanping has landed on Tsushima Island and started a war with the Tokugawa shogunate. The navy has taken control of the Ibara Port and is besieging the Tsushima clan's Ibara Castle. The battle report from the country says that everything is going well. You
Do you think we can win a war against the Japanese at this time?"
"Your Highness, Tsushima Island is only slightly larger than Zhoushan Island. It is located in the strait between Korea and Japan. It is a small land and few people. Among the three hundred Tokugawa feudal clans, it is only a small feudal clan with a height of 10,000 stones.
Because of its important location, he only enjoys the treatment of 100,000 dan. I directly attack Taima. I feel that it is safe and ruthless. Since I have controlled Yanyuan Port, it is only a matter of time to capture Yanyuan City. Your Highness
Don’t worry.”
Shen Wenzhong was also a tough scholar who carried a blunderbuss in the Northern Expedition. He was not afraid of war. He also knew Zhu Chenggong's abilities. Zhu Chenggong previously ran Jeju Port, and then quickly sent troops to capture the Goto Islands of the Goto Domain.
and Omurawan of the Omura clan, with lightning speed, they stormed directly into the feudal offices of these two Edo shogunate clans, blasted open the gates of these two clans with giant ships and cannons, captured them, and forced the two clans to surrender.
Surrender.
After Zhu Chenggong occupied the two vassals and controlled the two vassal cities and the port, he did not go deep into the fishing and mountain villages below. Instead, he turned around and suddenly attacked Tsushima, controlled Yanyuan Bay, and surrounded Yanyuan City.
Zhu Chenggong sent troops in the name of protecting overseas Chinese. He supported the Matsuura family, the lord of the Hirado domain, in recruiting ronin to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate. The Matsuura family conquered the city on Kyushu Island, and Zhu Chenggong took care of the small peripheral domain.
"I am mainly worried about the war between Japan and Japan, which will have a great impact on Japanese trade. The imperial court's trade volume with Japan has been very large in recent years."
"Don't worry, a war is a war, but now the trade in Hirado Port is still continuing, and it is not even smaller than before."
"The Guangxi garrison defense camp sent troops into Mo's Gaoping in Annan. The Zheng family gathered a large army. Will the imperial court increase its troops? Will it cause a war with the Zheng family?" The prince asked again.
The Mo clan in Gaoping is the remnant of the Mo clan in Annan. It relied on the Ming Dynasty to stay in a corner. After losing Shenglong and retreating to Gaoping, the remnants of the Mo clan have maintained their position for almost sixty years.
The Ming Dynasty initially announced that it recognized the power of the Later Li Dynasty, but Ming Shenzong granted Li Shizong the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Annan Capital and gave him a silver seal. At the same time, he also appointed Mo as the Commander-in-Chief of the Annan Capital, implementing the strategy of using Mo to suppress Li.
If we don't control it, the barbarians and the Di will attack each other, which is to China's benefit.
The Later Le Dynasty was revived, but its name did not live up to its name. The Le family was the emperor, but the power belonged to the Zheng family, while the Nguyen family was in the south and there was the Tuyuan clan in the north, so the Later Le Dynasty was actually in a state of separatism.
After Zhu Yihai became emperor, the Later Li Dynasty also came to request to be canonized as king, but Zhu Yihai ignored it. Instead, he took the initiative to send people to recruit the Mo family, Wu family, and Ruan family to pay tribute together. Finally, they were given the title of Commander-in-Chief, Xuanfu Secretary, etc.
position, the policy of dividing Annan is still implemented.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zheng's sending troops to Mo's Gaoping is also closely related to the Ming Dynasty and Mo's close exchanges, border trade, and even sold them arms, helped them train soldiers, and encouraged them
They joined forces with the Wu family to counterattack the Zheng family, and cooperated with the Ruan family in the south in the Northern Expedition.
Lord Zheng sent troops to counterattack, and the Mo family asked the Ming Dynasty for help. The Guangxi imperial camp immediately sent an assistant to Gaoping.
Gaoping is close to the border of the Ming Dynasty, and borders Zhen'an and Taiping in Guangxi during the Ming Dynasty. The upper tributary of the Zuojiang River reaches Gaoping. The generals of the Guangxi imperial camp even said that the source of the upper reaches of the Zuojiang River is the land of the Ming Dynasty.
Bounded by the watershed in the upper reaches of Zuojiang River, both sides of the river flowing east to north were under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.
The people there have always been my Chinese people. Now that the powerful officials of the Zheng family have usurped the Li family's government and openly sent troops to attack the Mo family who was canonized by the Ming Dynasty. The Zheng soldiers also looted and harmed the people of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, the Ming Dynasty will send troops to protect the people.
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Lang Son Qiqiong River and Beijiang River, the upper reaches of Ping Er River, and Gaoping Binjiang, the upper reaches of Shuikou River, have all been officially taken over by the Guangxi imperial camp. The Zheng family vowed to bury them in the north of the mountain if they dared to step a step across the watershed.
The Mo family in Gaoping also directly claimed that they were the courtiers of the Ming emperor and the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty, and thanked Master Wang for defending them against the Zheng family.
The southwest was also turbulent for a while.
"Your Highness, I think it has always been customary to use watersheds to delineate boundaries. Moreover, the Mo family was originally the chieftain of the Ming Dynasty, and the Zheng family was just the Li family of Annan, the chieftain of the Ming Dynasty. A treacherous official who usurped power. How dare you offend our heavenly power? Guangxi imperial camp soldiers
Since we have this determination and confidence, we might as well let them fight."
When Zhu Chenggong was fighting against the Japanese, he also supported the Matsuura Party of the Hirado Domain to call for the overthrow of the Ronin. Here, Zeng Ying, the Admiral of Guangxi, began to send troops to Gaoping again, and the four forces in Annan began to fight.
"Is Zeng Ying reliable?" the prince asked.
The Admiral of the Imperial Camp of Guangxi was originally Yang Boxing, who worked with Shen Wenzhong at the Ningbo dock. He was originally a woodcutter, and had been the commander of the imperial guard in the early days of the emperor's confidant. He has now entered the court and is one of the twenty admirals of the Imperial Guard in the South and North Yamen.
Admiral of the Nine Gates.
"Zeng Ying was originally a Sichuan general, and he was also a scholar who organized a rebel army to resist Zhang Xianzhong. He was brave and resourceful. However, he had previously refused to obey Wen's chief minister and led his troops to mutiny and was captured. After studying in Beijing for several years, His Majesty was quite satisfied with him, so he was exiled.
Let Guangxi go. Although he is a bit unruly, his ability to lead troops is beyond question. Guangxi and Sichuan are similar in all aspects, so it would be good to go there to guard the border."
"That's good."
Zhu Hongjia chatted with Shen Wenzhong for a while, and then asked Liu Chao to summon Du Yinxi, Zhang Mingzhen and Liu Zongzhou.
Three ministers arrived.
Zhu Hongjia personally poured them a cup of tea.
"I decided to execute Fan Xun and Ding Qixiang,"
Liu Zongzhou seemed a little surprised.
"I also plan to kill Ding Qirui, Ding Kuichu, and Ding Qiguang, and exile all the Ding clan of Shangqiu to Suiyuan."
"Your Highness?" Liu Zongzhou couldn't help but said. He felt that it was not a good thing for the prince who was only fifteen years old to be so aggressive.
Zhang Mingzhen said directly, "I immediately sent an order to the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, asking them to remove Ding Qiguang from military power and recall him to the court."
Du Yinxi said, "Ding Kuichu, Ding Qirui's uncle and nephew, really don't know how to restrain themselves, they should be killed."
"Your Highness, please be careful."
The prince looked at Liu Zongzhou and said, "Ding Qixiang and Fan Xun led the exams to cause trouble and must be executed immediately. The rest can be carefully screened and interrogated, and then convicted later, but these two people must be killed immediately."
"The three uncles and nephews of Ding Qirui were handed over to Liu Shangshu to lead the investigation and trial to see if they should be killed according to the national law. Hou Xun, Zheng Sanjun, and Hou Fangyu were also handed over to Liu Shangshu for investigation and trial."
"I believe that Liu Shangshu will enforce the law impartially."
After the prince finished speaking, he stood up and left.
Liu Zongzhou sat there for a long time before standing up. He let out a long sigh and looked at the empty palace door with mixed feelings in his heart. This young prince actually had a bit of the temperament of Emperor Shaotian. He was decisive in killing and even a bit ruthless.
